Wednesday, February 7, 2007 · Page 31 Kindergarten Registration is Feb. 12-23. - Therese Lecuyer Christian Reformed Join us for worship on Sunday at 10 a.m. with Pastor Fred Heslinga. Our evening event is the continuation of the Alpha video series called, "How Can I Resist Evil". Sunday school for 3-11 yr. olds and nursery is provided. GEMS and Cadets meet on Monday from 7-8:30 p.m. Ladies Bible Study meet on Tuesdays from 9:3011:30 a.m. Church school on Tuesdays from 7-8 p.m. for students ages 12 and up. Youth meet on Sundays from 7-9:30 p.m. For more information call 776-5071. Essex Retirees Social Club Our exercise group is going strong on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9-9:30 a.m. Michelle has started a 30 minute strengthening class following Lily's class. If interested you can either call the office or come in and join us. The Laff-A-Lot Players are looking for new members. If you have ever dreamed of treading the boards, come and join them on Mondays at 1 p.m. On Monday the Pepper winners were: the big winner Doug Fields, most Peppers tied by Cecilia Edwards and Bob Matthew and the booby prize went to Lawrence Dobson. Tuesday Pepper winners were first Evelyn Vivier, most Peppers Lois Tapping and the booby prize went to Bernard Shuttleworth. Wednesday Pepper winners were Doug Fields, Most Peppers Betty Fields and booby prize went to Bob Matthew. Holy Name K of C Banquet on Sat. Mar. 3 at the Essex Legion Hall. For tickets call 9651221. K of C Fish Fry on Fri. Feb. 9 from 4:30-7 p.m. Takeout available. Our parish council invites everyone to wear their favourite hockey team jersey at all masses on the weekend of Feb. 10 and 11. Is God calling you to serve as a priest? Come & See on Feb. 9-11 at St. Peter's Seminary in London. Open to men 17 yrs. and older. Call 519948-7798 or email vocations@rec.london.on. ca Steubenville Youth Conference is June 29 to July 1. Sign up now. Sunday Breakfast/ runch on Sun. Feb. 11 folowing both morning masses. Payment by donation. All proceeds go to Youth Ministry activities. Windsor-Essex County Catholic School Board Salvation Army For transportation to Sunday school call 519776-4628. A chair lift is also available. Home League on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. All women are welcome. C.C.M. service at Iler Lodge on Wed. Feb. 14 at 6:30 p.m. Band practice on Thursday at 7 p.m. Brampton Youth Band March 3 concert and will take part in the church service on Sun. Mar. 4 Everyone welcome to attend. Stew and Irish Fellowship night Sat. Mar. 17. Everyone welcome. The Thrift Store opened at its new location, 15 Talbot N., on Feb. 5. Thanks to Sue Robson and her helpers for all their hard work to get things moved and set up for business again. Thurs. Feb. 22 will be the official opening. The World Day of Prayer will be at the Salvation Army on Fri. Mar. 2 at 1:30 p.m. Everyone welcome to attend. Please pray for our sick and shutins. Essex United On Sun. Feb. 18 the Annual Meeting will follow the worship service. Pancake Supper on Tues. Feb. 20 . Feb. 21 Ash Wednesday the first of the noon Lenten services will be held at St. Paul's Anglican Church with Father Larry Brunet as speaker. Luncheon to follow. These services, sponsored by the Essex Ministerial Association, are held at different churches in the area with various church leaders as speakers during the six weeks of Lent. All are welcome. The annual Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre will be on Fri. Mar. 2 and Sat. Mar. 3. Tickets are available from the office. Canadian Tire money. Golden Links card game winners on Fri. Feb. 2 were Robert Mogyorodi, Cecile St. Denis, Mary Demars, George Diesbourg, Marion Fuerth and Lloyd Dewhirst. Door prizes to Carl Leclair and Garnet Galloway. The next card party will be on Fri. Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m. The Woodslee Friendship Club welcomes all past and current members to their special potluck dinner on Fri. Feb. 9 at 5:30 p.m. at the Millen Centre. We are also asking any members for pictures of any past events taken over the years. We would like to display these pictures on a Wall of Memories. Come out for a good meal and a fun night. Everyone is welcome. Last Monday's card party was well attended with Dave McMurren and Garnet Galloway taking the men's prizes. Lucky ladies were Vera McMurren and Donna Eyraud. Join us on Mondays at 1 p.m. at the Millen Centre. Woodslee United Thank you to those who made the breakfast for the Annual Meeting on Feb. 4. Also thanks to Rev. Don Mannell for attending the meeting. Central United Church presents an evening of "Just Desserts" with musical interludes and silent auction on Thurs. Feb. 8 starting at 7 p.m. Ladies Bible Study on Mondays at 7 p.m. Choir practice on Thursdays at 7 p.m. Please remember donations for the Downtown Mission and to save used postage stamps, Zehrs and Sadler's grocery tapes, Campbell Soup labels, Bethel-Maidstone Community Social Time for the area at B-M is on Mon. Feb. 12 from 1-3 p.m. All are welcome to come out to socialize and have fun. The Feb. U.C.W. meeting is on Mon. Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. in the hall. The speaker is Rev. Lilian. Her topic will be on Palestine. Anyone is welcome. There will be soup and sandwiches served after the service on Feb. 18. The Sunday school is hosting a Pancake Dinner on Tues. Feb. 20 from 5-7 p.m. in the hall. If you can help, please sign up. The first Noon Hour Lenten Service will be on Ash Wednesday Feb. 21 at St. Paul's Anglican Church with Rev. Larry Brunet as speaker. Lunch follows. A free will offering would be appreciated. Major Paul Gilbert will be speaking on Wed. Feb. 28 at BethelMaidstone. The Essex Presbytery U.C.W. Annual Meeting will be on Thurs. Feb. 15 at Leamington United Church with registration at 9 a.m. R.S.V.P. by Feb. 8. Copies of the Annual Report are available in the narthex for those who were not able to attend the Annual Meeting. Michelle would like to thank Rob and Connie Reeb and Virginia Lauzon for the much appreciated help this past week. Please keep all the sick and shutins in your thoughts and prayers especially Olly Triolet, Gary Coomber, Rich Kosah and Marcy MacKenzie. -Bev Holland Keenagers will meet on Tues. Feb. 13 at 11:45 a.m. weather permitting. They meet every second Tuesday of the month at Brooker Church for a Keenagers potluck dinner followed by entertainment. This month Dorothy and Friends will be playing. If you enjoy good music you won't be disappointed. Looking forward to seeing you there. Elwyn Robinson was pleasantly surprised on Sunday when the congregation gathered after church with a surprise birthday party honouring his 85th birthday. Chrysty and Ed Ketelaar, John, Cassey, Zander and Emerson of Milton spent the weekend with their grandparents, Marsh and Ruth Newman. They came especially to attend their grandfather's birthday party which was held in honour of Elwyn Robinson at Brooker Church. Pastor Steve and Kim's daughter, Erin Jones of London is enjoying a cruise in the Caribbean. The Annual Business Meeting will be held following the worship service on Sun. Feb. 25. Please give all reports to the pastor a.s.a.p. so the report booklet can be made up. Our sincere thanks to Doug Trimble for snow removal around the church and for shovelling the ramp. If you like spaghetti and salad bar or just like to help out a good cause, then you should be at Cottam U.C. on Sat. Feb. 10 from 4:30-7 p.m. The Sunday school is hosting their annual AllSpaghetti You-Can-Eat Dinner. It is a freewill offering and the money goes toward Mission projects. So gather up relatives and friends and come for a great dinner (did I mention the hundreds of cupcakes and muffins for dessert). Hope to see you there. If you have some news call Helen McLeod at 8395351. Cottam United Help is needed for a Presbytery meeting and dinner on Tues. Feb. 20. If you can help please call Mary Ann or Ruth Anne. Bible Study meetings are now Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. Official Board meeting on Wed. Feb. at 7 p.m. Set up and preparation for the Spaghetti Dinner on Sat. Feb. 10 at 9 a.m. Happy birthday greetings to Shari Lowe on the 10th, Ruth Gilliland on the 11th, Linda Wintermute and Christie Lowe on the 12th and Michelle Teschke on the 19th Please remember to keep Pastor Ken Bauman, his family and others who are in need in your prayers. Registration at 9 a.m. Theme: Looking Towards Tomorrow. Lunch. Speakers John Postons and Bryan Wall. Please r.s.v.p. by Feb. 8. When Murray, Adam and I moved to the Cottam area 26 years ago, we were blessed to have moved into an area with good neighbours. One of those that lived right next door was Helen Homeniuk. Helen was a hard worker. She loved her flowers and garden, even at 90 years of age you would see her behind the rototiller. She lived in her house until she was 91 then went to reside at Southgate Retirement Home in Kingsville. Helen turned 100 on Tues. Feb. 6. I'm sure her no fear of hard work helped her reach that magic number. Many birthday blessings to you Helen from your former Gosfield North neighbours and friends. Tues. Feb. 20 Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner at Ruthven/Olinda from 5-7 p.m. Proceeds for Sunday school and New Dialysis Unit at Leamington District Memorial Hospital. All are welcome. We will soon be starting First Communion classes for children seven and up. First Communion will take place on May 27. Our meetings are tentatively scheduled for Apr. 3, 17, 24, May 1 with the first meeting a meeting/registra-tion only. Please contact Rev. Jane before Mar. 10 so that sufficient supplies may be ordered. Evelyn McCauley sends thanks to everyone for all their prayers, cards, phone calls, visits and gifts. Bible Study at St. Stephen's on Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. A course on How to Read the Bible is on Thursdays from 7-8 p.m. at St. Stephen's. Call 969-1030 to order meat pies. We continue to collect non-perishable food items. February's donations go to the Unemployed Help Centre. There will be a simulcast event featuring Beth Moore on Sat. Feb. 24 from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Meadow Brook Fellowship, 219 Talbot St. E., Leamington. Bring a bagged lunch or call to order sub lunch (519-3263605). Beth will bring you a personal, life-changing message of deliverance and hope. Thanks to Ruth Harnadek for taking Redeemer's service so Rev. Jane could attend St. Stephen's Vestry Meeting. Birthday wishes to Rev. Jane and get well wishes to Cathy Cull after her recent surgery. Please note the change of date, Gesto's Annual Meeting will be on Sun. Feb. 18 at 7 p.m. Baptism on Sun. Feb. 25 at 9 a.m. Lent Service at BethelMaidstone on Wed. Feb. 28 with Major Paul Gilbert speaking on an arresting soldier at noon. Lunch to follow. Essex Presbyterial U.C.W. Annual Meeting on Thurs. Feb. 15 at Leamington United Church. @ 519-776-4268 Call Ron today Taken from Mind Mood & Memory: Vegetables Keep Aging Brains Sharp A diet high in leafy, green vegetables can help slow cognitive decline, research shows. Investigators at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago followed a group of 3,718 subjects age 65 or older for six years, recording their eating habits and periodically measuring overall cognitive ability through tests of memory and thinking speed. They found that compared to participants who ate less than one serving of collard greens or kale experienced a 35 to 40 percent slower rate of decline in cognitive function. Among those who ate more than two servings of vegetables a day, the older the individual, the greater was the cognitive slowdown. Researchers suggest that the vitamin E found in leafy green vegetables may help protect neurons from damage that can lead to dementia! Essex Retirees News The Retirees will be hosting a Spaghetti Dinner on Wednesday February 14th at 5:30pm. Tickets can be purchased in advance for $8.00. Proceeds will go towards their "Raising the Roof" Campaign. There will be games of Pepper, Cribbage, or Domino's following dinner for a $1.00 fee. For more information call 519-776-6689!